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| King School | |
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1450 Newfield Avenue 06905
United States
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| Coordinates | 41°06′40″N 73°32′04″W / 41.11111°N 73.53444°W / 41.11111; -73.53444 |
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| Type | Private, Day |
| Established | 1865 (159 years ago) (1865) |
| CEEB code | 070720 |
| Head teacher | Carol Maoz |
| Enrollment | 700 (PreK-12) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy, gold, and white |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | www |
King School, formerly King Low Heywood Thomas, is a private, co-educational day school for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Stamford, Connecticut. King attracts students from 30 towns in the Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York areas. It operates as a 501c(3) non-profit institution[1] that serves approximately 700 students.[2]
The King School's thirty-six acre campus is located on Newfield Ave. in northern Stamford, approximately forty miles from Manhattan. The campus consists of two historic buildings that house the lower and upper schools, a new middle school, and a new performing arts center.[3] The new middle school building and performing arts center were completed in 2013 as part of a campus upgrade project.[4]
In 2016, Campus sustainability efforts earned the school a nomination from the Connecticut State Department of Education to be considered one of the United States Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools.[5]
King School has its origins in three different schools that merged over time to become the King Low-Heywood-Thomas School by 1988.
Low-Heywood School Low-Heywood School is the oldest of the three. Low-Heywood was founded in 1883 when Louisa Low and Edith Heywood purchased the Richardson School that had existed on Willow Street in Stamford since 1865.[6][7] [6][7][8] Low-Heywood merged with the Thomas School in 1975, creating the Low-Heywood Thomas School girls' school.[8][9]
The King School Hiram King and T. F. Leighton founded The Collegiate School in Stamford in 1874. By 1876, the Collegiate School moved into the buildings of the defunct Wilcox Academy under the name H.U. King School for Boys.[9]
The Thomas School The Thomas School was founded in 1922 by school teacher Mabel Thomas on the grounds of her family's estate following the death of her father. Thomas served as the headmistress until 1953.[10] The Thomas School merged with Low-Heywood in 1975, and became the Low-Heywood Thomas School.[8][9]
King Low-Heywood Thomas School The King Day School merged with the Low-Heywood Thomas School in 1988 to become the co-educational King Low-Heywood-Thomas School.[10][11]
King School is listed among the best private schools in the NYC suburbs[11][12][13]
The school offers multiple programs that allow for independent study and off-campus experiences. King's Advanced Science Program for Independent Research and Engineering focuses on research techniques in math and science and allows students to experience internships at university-based research labs. [14][15]
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King is part of the Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA), consisting of independent schools in Fairfield County, CT, Westchester County, NY, and of the Western New England Preparatory School Association (WNEPSA).
Notable past King athletes include:[16]
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